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Chapter 7

           CountessRostóva,ifIamnotmistaken...Ibegyoutoexcuseme,toexcuseme...Ididnotknow,madam.Godismywitness,Ididnotknowyouhadhonoreduswithavisit,andIcameinsuchacostumeonlytoseemydaughter.Ibegyoutoexcuseme...Godismywitness,Ididn’tknow—”herepeated,stressingtheword“God”sounnaturallyandsounpleasantlythatPrincessMarystoodwithdowncasteyesnotdaringtolookeitheratherfatheroratNatásha.

           Nordidthelatter,havingrisenandcurtsied,knowwhattodo.MademoiselleBouriennealonesmiledagreeably.

           “Ibegyoutoexcuseme,excuseme!Godismywitness,Ididnotknow,”mutteredtheoldman,andafterlookingNatáshaoverfromheadtofoothewentout.

           MademoiselleBouriennewasthefirsttorecoverherselfafterthisapparitionandbeganspeakingabouttheprince’sindisposition.NatáshaandPrincessMarylookedatoneanotherinsilence,andthelongertheydidsowithoutsayingwhattheywantedtosay,thegreatergrewtheirantipathytooneanother.

           Whenthecountreturned,Natáshawasimpolitelypleasedandhastenedtogetaway:atthatmomentshehatedthestiff,elderlyprincess,whocouldplaceherinsuchanembarrassingpositionandhadspenthalfanhourwithherwithoutoncementioningPrinceAndrew.“Icouldn’tbegintalkingabouthiminthepresenceofthatFrenchwoman,”thoughtNatásha.ThesamethoughtwasmeanwhiletormentingPrincessMary.

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